# Incident 20220504006609I: Piper PA-28-180, Fresno, CA, May 4, 2022

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2022, 11:00 local time
- Place: Fresno, CA
- Airport: Fresno Chandler Executive
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Ground/Ramp/Ma
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.7321° N, 119.8203° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FRESNO CHANDLER EXEC (FCH), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7321&lon=-119.8203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4507T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4507T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-180 (registry code 7102808, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-180) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-28-180
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 920 total
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220504006609I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

AFTER COMPLETING CHECK RIDE WITH STUDENT PILOT, THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO START THE ENGINE UNSUCCESSFULLY. WAITED 10-SECONDS PER PLACARD IN CABIN BETWEEN STARTS. WHEN CRANKING THE STARTER ON SECOND ATTEMPT THE PILOT SAW SMOKE AND FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE COWLING. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT AND PUT OUT THE FIRE WITH A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. PILOT REPORTED THERE WAS NO MAINTENANCE ISSUES OR ABNORMAL INDICATIONS IN THE FLIGHT PRIOR TO THIS ATTEMPTED START.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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